Clasp for neckties



Patented Aug. 11, 1931 UNITEB STTFS PATENT OFEEE LAWRENCE E. BAER, OF ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE BAER &

WILBE COMPANY, OF ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSA- CHUSETTS CLASP FOR. NECKTIES Application filed March 16, 1931.

Thisqinvention relates to spring clips or clasps for garments, paper sheets or the like, and pertains more particularly to improvements in clasps for scarfs or four-in-hand neckties. A

The principal object of the invention is to provide an economical, eiiicient and ornamental tie clasp in which a pair of opposed jaw members initially formed as separate ele ments are rigidly interconnected by a sleeve embracing opposed ends of the respective members.

F nrther objects reside in the provision of a clasp of the aforesaid type in which the front jaw consists of a metal bar shaped and ornamented to furnish an attractive appearance when applied to the neclrtie of the wearer; in which the front aw is bent rearwardly and inwardly to provide a resilient loop adjacent one end; and in which the rear jaw member comprises a wire frame or loop having its central portion doubled upon itself and retained within one end of the connecting sleeve, the rearwardly bent end of the front jaw, which is received in the opposite end of the sleeve, preferably being shaped to simulate a pair of parallel juxtaposed wires.

These and other features of the improved tie clasp will be apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings illustrating a recommended embodiment of the invention; and such novel features will be pointed out in the appended claims. 1n the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front view of a necltie fastened by the improved clasp;

Fig. 2 is a front view of the clasp, to larger scale;

Fig. 3 is a side view of the clasp, partly in section;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the front jaw prior to the formation of its resilient loop portion;

Fig. 5 is a side view of said member after the bend or loop has been formed;

Fig. 6 is a composite view showing side and end elevations of the connecting sleeve;

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the rear jaw before its attachment to the sleeve; and

Figs. 8 and 9 are enlarged sections taken Serial No. 522,839.

on the lines 88 and 9-9 of Figs. 7 and 4, respectively.

1n the particular embodiment chosen for Jthe. purpose of illustration, the front member of the improved clasps consists of a narrow metal bar 11 having the general configuration and decorative appearance of a riding crop, but it will be understood that the particular shape and size of the front aw is not essential to the invention. @ne end 12 of the blank from which the bar may be formed (Fig. e) is bent rearwardly to provide a spring loop 13,' and said end portion preferably has a central depression or crease 14 extending longitudinally of its outer surface and defining parallel ribs 15 (Fig. 9) which present the appearance of a pair of individual wire members. The inner surface of the end 12 may be substantially liat or may be provided with a groove or crease 14 corresponding to the crease 14.

rllhe bar end 12 is adapted to fit within the end of the connecting sleeve 16 which may be in the form of a flat-sided metal tube, and the parts may be secured in assembled relation by swaging, sweating or welding them together. A shoulder or rib of the sleeve (indicated at 17, Fig. 6) may be depressed into one of the grooves 14 of the bar end during the swaging operation, thereby to prevent twisting of the bar end within the sleeve.

The rear jaw member 18 preferably comprising a frame formed of a length of wire which is doubled upon itself at its central portion to provide a tab or finger 19 adapted to be received and retained in the opposite end of the sleeve 16 in the same manner as the bar end 12. The sides of the jaw frame may curve outwardly from the doubled end 19 and then inwardly in a symmetrical manner, and may be offset forwardly as indicated at 2O (Fig. 3) to form a loop adapted to cooperate with the front jaw 11 in resiliently gripping the necktie or other article to which the clasp is applied.

The extremities of the wire constituting the frame 18 preferably .are connected together, and a roller or other anti-friction element may be associated with the connected ends. For example, as best shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the wire ends 2l may be curled and gripped around a tubular pivot member 22 provided with a pair of rotatable rings or rollers 23 which facilitate the application of the clasp and prevent injury to the necktie. It will be evident that the clasp above de scribed may be made of precious or plated metals having the requisite resiliency, and

10 that the front jaw which normally is presented to the observer may be appropriately shaped, embossed or ornamented to enhance its appearance without sacrifice of operative eiciency. It will also be understood the clasp may be used as a clip or fastener for various articles and that its structural details may be varied to suit particular purposes without departing from the essence of this Y invention as defined in the followings claims. 2o I claim:

n V1.7Aclasp for neckties or the like, comprising front and rear jaw members, the ront'member having a rearwardly bent end VprovidingaV resilient loop and the rear inember comprising a length of wire doubled upon itself to furnish an end linger, and a connecting sleeve embracing within its opposite extremities the said end of the front jaw and the linger of the rear aw.

2. A clasp for neckties or the like, comprising a front bar having one end bent rearwardly and inwardly to provide a resilient loop, a rear jaw having a wire frame provided with an end formed ofa doubled por- 'l 35 tion of the wire, and a connecting sleeve secured over the said ends of the front bar and rear frame respectively, said ends being received within opposite ends oi' the sleeve.

3. A clasp for neckties or the like, com- 40 prising a front bar having one end bent rearwardly and inwardly to provide a resilient loop, a rear jaw having a wire frame provided withran end farmed oi a doubled port-ion of the wire, a connecting sleeve secured over the said ends of the front bar and rear frame respectively, said ends being received within opposite ends of thesleeve, and the outer surface of the bent bar end having na central longitudinal groove defining parallel ribs, `hereby to simulate a pair oi" wire elements:

Signed by me at Attleboro, Massachusetts, this 13th day or' March 1931.

LAVRENCE E. BAER. 

